US HB6695 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 1 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, addditional payments of unemployment compensation made in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. It also requires the disregard of such payments in determining eligibility for federal benefit programs and federally-assisted benefit programs.
Title
Excluding Pandemic Unemployment Compensation from Income Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA] |
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Max Rose [D-NY] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] |
| Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
| Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] |
| Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2020-05-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Poverty and welfare assistance
Taxation
Unemployment
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Income tax exclusion
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Poverty and welfare assistance
Taxation
Unemployment
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6695/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6695/BILLS-116hr6695ih.pdf |
